Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy
by dsq on Thursday July 07, 2022 @06:43AM
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Total energy consumption or just electricity? Because electricity is itself only a third of total energy use in, say, Germany. So a third of 45 percent is 15 percent. Good, but doesn't save the day.
Also, is that steady throughout the year, or just in the windy months?
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Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy
by Brometheus on Thursday July 07, 2022 @11:19AM
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It's in the windy month while in the non-windy month solar takes the lead.
Germany is doing Sektorenkopplung, so attempting to switch everything over to electricity.
This is done because electricity is more efficient and we will use less total energy for the same effect. E.g. a heatpump can make available 3-5 times it's consumption of electricity as heat, where a gas stove can only reach 1.